Месоу she worked, Marissa's memories swam like dolphins,
diving among the blue and green waves under cool gray
skies
What can you learn from the
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Marissa has only objects from Hawaii
on the wreath because she knows
Granny loves it more than Utah
Two months ago, Marissa, along with her mother, her
brother, and her aunt, had moved to Utah to help take care
of her grandmother. She loved joking with the energetic
woman, who always had a mischievous look in her eyes,
but the valley terrain was nothing like her island home.
Instead of the ocean, towering mountains encircled the
city, and it had taken her time to get used to it all.
Marissa touches the wreath in a very
delicate way because she knows that
many of the objects on it are fragile.
However, there were treasures here, too. There were
Granny understands that the wreath is
D precious and special because it mixes
objects from Marissa's two homes
scarlet maple leaves, miniature pinecones, and bursting
lavender buds, and Marissa glued these to the wreath as
well
Granny, delighted with the finished project that
Granny has collected more objects for
ED the wreath because she wants to help
Marissa complete her project
Marissa had so carefully created, gently ran her fingers
over the fusion of objects from Hawaii's sea and Utah's
land
"Surf and turf," she said with a wink.